Matthew Hernandez
Senior Graphic Designer / Illustrator · United Church of God, aia
Cincinnati, OH
In My Own Words
Dynamic and resourceful professional with years of experience leading various projects within a defined timeframe, scope, and budget. Well-versed in prioritizing operational activities and workload, while performing in extremely challenging and fast-paced environments. Articulate communicator, able to establish trusted relationships with all levels of management and stakeholders, as well as, promote sustainable organizational values across the competitive market. Solution-focused professional with demonstrated business acuity in optimizing communication with internal staff, management, volunteers, and vendors for assigned projects to advance and execute to completion. Able to translate requirements and feedback into effective deliverables.
Qualifications Summary
● Project Management! ● Training & Development! ● Liaising! ● Production Coordination ● Service Delivery ● Asset Management
Work Experience
Graphic Designer/iIllustrator
United Church of God, aia2016 – Present
Design various projects with both digital and print deliverables. These projects include magazine graphics, ads and layout, print and web banners, branded event graphics for screens(video lower thirds, ppt templates and branded print items)
Senior Graphic Designer Illustrator
United Church of God2016 – Present
Collaborate with Operations Managers, Brand Manager, media team and vendors to develop deliverables for internal and external media projects. Consult with professional printers and vendors for reviewing final deliverables, and distribution of assets. Assume multiple responsibilities as designer and illustrator.
● Annual recruitment magazine and promotional material for the national youth camp program, ensured enrollment at 14 camps nationwide, and generated funds for the program.
● Digital and print promotional materials for annual live events with several hundred in attendance.
● Significantly enhanced project output by standardizing processes used for various publications and projects.
● Bi-monthly and Quarterly magazines, layout and design, increasing subscriber base since 2017
